NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Peter Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Peter: every year it appeared on the national list since 1887, with 1,943 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
1,943
Peak year
1980 #2175
Years on the list
95
10-year trend
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In the 1980s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1887–2022

YearBirthsRank
198829#3371
198921#4470
199021#4645
199111#7817
199218#5419
19939#9317
199416#5914
199515#6177
19967#11472
199710#8849
20006#14550
20047#13835
20056#15957
20065#19333
20226#14891

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1980

NY
7
IL
6
FL
5

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